Predator: Badlands Heads to Hulu This February Following Box Office Success
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Predator: Badlands is coming to Hulu and Disney Plus on February 12 after setting a franchise box office record, bringing its divisive sci-fi partnership story to streaming audiences.
If you missed catching Predator: Badlands in theaters, you will soon have a chance to stream it from home. According to Polygon, the film arrives on Hulu, the Disney Plus Hulu hub, and international Disney Plus libraries on February 12. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the movie pulled in $184.5 million at the global box office to become the highest-grossing entry in the entire franchise.
Rather than sticking to the classic formula, Badlands shifts its focus to an unlikely partnership on a distant, hostile planet. The story follows an outcast young Predator named Dek, played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, who teams up with a character played by Elle Fanning to track down a major threat. That narrative swing divided longtime fans, but the film still walked away with strong critical scores, including an 86 percent on the Tomatometer and a 95 percent Popcornmeter rating.
Franchises that have been around for nearly forty years have to take risks to stay relevant, and Trachtenberg has proven he knows how to shake things up. He previously directed Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers for streaming, meaning Badlands fits right into his track record of pushing the universe into fresh territory. Whether the buddy-cop dynamic worked for you or not, this release gives the wider community a chance to dive into the lore and decide for themselves.
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Original article: Polygon